pagans

英 [ˈpeɪgənz]

美 [ˈpeɪgənz]

n.  异教徒(信奉非主流宗教者); 教外人(旧时的基督徒用以指非基督徒)
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柯林斯词典

• 异教（徒）的
  Paganbeliefs and activities do not belong to any of the main religions of the world and take nature and a belief in many gods as a basis. They are older, or are believed to be older, than other religions.
• N-COUNT 异教徒（旧时指不信奉基督教的人）
  In former times,paganswere people who did not believe in Christianity and who many Christians considered to be inferior people.
  1. The new religion was eager to convert the pagan world.
     那种新宗教急于使异教徒皈依本教。
  2. ...female saints who took vows of virginity rather than submit to an undesired marriage with a pagan.
     立誓独身也不愿屈服与异教徒结婚的女圣人

双语例句

• On the contrary, if those who are uncircumcised obey the commandments of the Law, do you not think that, in spite of being pagans, they make themselves like the circumcised?
  反之，如果未受割损的人遵守了法律的规条，他虽未受割损，岂不算是受了割损吗？
• The Teutonic Knights are a German crusading order of knights committed to fighting infidels and pagans.
  条顿骑士团是为对抗异教徒而成立的德意志骑士团体。
• Until the middle age of 9th century, Scandinavians were all pagans. The heathenism had deep influence in the life, culture and family of Scandinavians.
  直到9世纪中期之前，北欧人还一直信奉斯堪的纳维亚地区流行的原始宗教，原始宗教对北欧的社会、文化及家庭生活都有重要影响。
• Or did the pagans commence war against the christians?
  或者说异教徒开始了对基督徒的战争？
• Through the title, Hino references the traditional gesture of prayer used by pagans, Western and Eastern religions in instances of enlightenments, pleading or restoration of faith;
  日野之彦以《祈祷》为主题，探索东西方宗教以及各种信仰的人们祈祷或寻求启示时常用的姿势，不论是为了祈求回应或强化自身信念；
• It is now possible to just seize territories from pagans without a peace deal.
  现在可以在没有和平条约的情况下，从原始宗教国家掠夺领土？
• Much like people today, pre-Christian pagans would throw toilet parchment all over the tree outside their mean alchemy teacher's house.
  和现在的人们一样，基督教以前的异教徒们会在吝啬的炼金术老师家外面的树附近到处乱扔厕所用的羊皮纸。
• The Empire adjusted its policies in accordance with the interactive relations of Early Christianity, the Empire government and the mass of pagans.
  帝国对基督教的政策主要是由基督教、帝国政府和异教群众三方所构成的互动关系所主导的。
• As the pagans wouid have wanted.
  就像异教徒所希望的那样。
• Halloween is as fun as it is today because the pagans did not listen to the church.
  万圣节像今天这样有趣，是因为异教徒没有听从教会。